Hey I just picked up A 1983 Dr30 skyline, and in my searching for some more info I ran across this website. The car is pretty much stock with about 109,000km. I don't think that there are many of these in the States, mainly because I have never seen one before. I love Nissans, I also have a 1971 510 4 door currently in the middle of a build, and I have a 2003 twin turbo 350z. So I am here to find some more info out about my new car.

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I think soon there will be more DR30's in the States then Australia if the amount of Hakosuka's popping up in the States is anything to go by.

I will post up some more pics tomorrow. The car is a little rough on the outside, the bumpers need repainting, the windows don't work so well, the cooling fans are dead (I figured that out at a stoplight when the water temp started to get high) . Other then that it seems to run strong. In its immediate future I just plan to get it running well enough stock and daily drive it for a while. I need to finish the 510 first. Then I will start in on the Skyline.

I have found that website I am getting ready to order some stuff from them. I took the car by my mechanics place and he found that the fan motors are dead, so I am just replacing the whole shroud and using the thermostat controller that came with it.

I see what you mean about the bumpers, they've been painted at some point. It might be easier to strip them down completely and revert to the original plastic coating, i've found certain types of bumper black do a really good job of restoring the sheen.

also looks like someone's stuck a turbo C front valance on as well (with the vent hole), since that DR30 is clearly non-intercooled.

If you ever find yourself needing to replace the original stereo and cassette player I'd be very keen to purchase them from you.

notajncr wrote:

Chokidori's car can be reffered to as mine. I saved it fair and square by bringing it back to life and giving it reason to live.

ah of course! I just remember that car from the old days when he had it.

Unfortunately the radio doesn't work , I don't think it even powers up. I was going to look behind it and see if it even has power going to it, but I haven't got to it yet. It seams I have some small interior electrical issues. I need to deal with the wiring and electric motors in 3 out of 4 windows.

on a side note does anybody know what the ASCD button does? I just found it behind my boost gauge, it looks like it turns on because I get a dash light when I switch it on.

Unfortunately the radio doesn't work , I don't think it even powers up. I was going to look behind it and see if it even has power going to it, but I haven't got to it yet. It seams I have some small interior electrical issues. I need to deal with the wiring and electric motors in 3 out of 4 windows.

on a side note does anybody know what the ASCD button does? I just found it behind my boost gauge, it looks like it turns on because I get a dash light when I switch it on.

I'd still buy the radio regardless of its condition

the ASCD switch is the master toggle for cruise control.

also had a similar issue with the electric windows in my DR30 sedan, it turned out that the main controller in the centre console (where the four switches are located) was faulty.